Stuart Myall

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Stuart Myall
Personal information
Full name Stuart Thomas Myall [1]
Date of birth (1974-11-12) 12 November 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Eastbourne, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1986–1993 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Brighton & Hove Albion 80 (4)
1996–1998 Brentford 2 (0)
1996–1997 → Hastings Town (loan)
1998–2004 Hastings United 31 (7)
2004–2005 Eastbourne Borough 17 (0)
2005–2006 Folkestone Invicta 55 (3)
2006–2008 Horsham 62 (1)
2012–2013 Eastbourne United Association 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Thomas Myall (born 12 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career in the Football League at Brighton & Hove Albion and after an unsuccessful spell at Brentford, he dropped into non-League football.

Contents

Playing career

Early life

Myall grew up in Eastbourne, East Sussex and was head boy at Cavendish School in the town. [3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Born in Eastbourne, Myall joined the Brighton & Hove Albion's Centre Of Excellence at age 11. [4] He progressed into the first team squad as a full back, but injury and weight problems led to him being transfer-listed by manager Liam Brady in September 1994. [5] Myall worked to improve his fitness and under manager Jimmy Case, he proved to be "a revelation in a midfield anchor role" during the 1995–96 season and earned "a reputation for being a neat passer". [5] He made 93 appearances, scoring four goals, [2] prior to his release at the end of the 1995–96 season. [3] In 2002, Myall recalled that he "had a great time at Brighton. It was what I always wanted to do and I was at the Albion from a very young age. I had a really fantastic time and I was disappointed when I was released in 1996 because I had played quite a few games for the club. But we got relegated and Jimmy Case wanted to bring in his own players". [3]

Brentford

Myall signed a two-year contract with Second Division club Brentford on a free transfer during the 1996 off-season. [6] He failed to win a call into the first team squad during the 1996–97 season under manager David Webb and instead played for the club's reserve team, [7] scoring six goals in 20 appearances. [8] Under new manager Eddie May for the 1997–98 season, Myall had to wait until 1 November 1997 to make his debut, with a starting appearance in a 0–0 draw at AFC Bournemouth. [9] Following May's sacking and the appointment of Micky Adams, Myall failed to make any further appearances and he departed the club in January 1998, [10] having negotiated a settlement on his contract. [11]

Hastings United

Myall transferred to Southern League Premier Division club Hastings Town prior to the start of the 1998–99 season, having previously had a spell on loan at the club during the 1996–97 season. [12] The club resigned from the Southern League in 1999 after a fifth-place finish, but was reinstated to the Southern League First Division East for the 1999–00 season. [13] [14] Myall won the first silverware of his career during the 2001–02 season, when he helped Hastings to the Southern League First Division East title. [14] Myall suffered an injury hit 2002–03 season and his woes were compounded by the club (now renamed Hastings United) being relegated straight back to the Southern League First Division East. [15] [16] He made 17 appearances and scored three goals during the 2002–03 season. [16] Myall left Hastings in February 2004, [17] after making 19 appearances and scoring four goals during the 2003–04 season. [18] Myall made over 250 appearances during his time with the Arrows. [19]

Eastbourne Borough

Myall transferred to Southern League Premier Division club Eastbourne Borough in February 2004 and made eight appearances during what remained of the 2003–04 season. [17] [20] Despite an 11th-place finish, the club was elevated to the new Conference South for the 2004–05 season. [21] He made only 9 appearances prior to his departure in February 2005. [22] [23]

Folkestone Invicta

Myall transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta on 12 February 2005. [22] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during what remained of the 2004–05 season. [23] Myall was a virtual ever-present during the 2005–06 season and made 41 appearances, scoring three goals. [24] [25] He made six appearances during the early part of the 2006–07 season, before leaving the club in September 2006. [26] Myall made 56 appearances and scored four goals during his time with the Seasiders. [23] [24] [25] [26]

Horsham

Myall transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Horsham in September 2006 and made 31 appearances and scored one goal during the 2006–07 season. [26] Myall left Horsham at the end of the 2007–08 season, [27] after making 33 appearances over the course of the campaign. [28] He made 64 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the Hornets. [26] [28]

Eastbourne United Association

Myall transferred to Sussex County League Second Division club Eastbourne United Association in December 2012. [4]

Late career

While resident in Malaysia, Myall played for Kuala Lumpur Expat & Veterans League club KL International. [29] After moving to Hong Kong, he played for veterans' club Discovery Bay, which finished as champions of the Legal League in the 2014–15 season. [30]

Coaching and managerial career

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Myall spent time in the US, coaching children in Atlanta and Chicago. [3] As of April 2022, he was manager of Eastbourne Town Vets. [31] [32]

Personal life

During a Q&A for a Brentford matchday programme in September 1997, Myall revealed he supported Liverpool as a boy. [33] Myall worked office jobs in the early 2000s, [3] including as a computer retail salesman in London. [5] He was inspired to become a PE teacher and enrolled on a course at Brighton University in 2002, [3] from which he graduated with a PE degree in 2005. [34] He worked as a Head of department at a state school in Lambeth and later emigrated to Kuala Lumpur. [29] Myall moved from Kuala Lumpur to take up the position of Head of Secondary Physical Education at the Discovery Bay International School in Hong Kong. [34] He moved back to Britain in 2015 to become a Head of Section and teacher of sport at Gildredge House Free School in his hometown, [35] Eastbourne. [34]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion Total804404050934
Brentford 1997–98 [9] Second Division 2000000020
Hastings United 2002–03 [36] Southern League Premier Division13300—00133
2003–04 [20] Southern League First Division East18400—00184
Total31700—00317
Eastbourne Borough 2003–04 [20] Southern League Premier Division80———80
2004–05 [23] Conference South 9000—0090
Total17000—00170
Folkestone Invicta 2004–05 [23] Isthmian League Premier Division91———91
2005–06 [24] Isthmian League Premier Division39310—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0413
2006–07 [26] Isthmian League Premier Division60———60
Total54410—10564
Horsham 2006–07 [26] Isthmian League Premier Division29110—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
2007–08 [28] Isthmian League Premier Division27030—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0330
Total56140—40641
Eastbourne United Association 2012–13 [37] Sussex County League Second Division20———20
Career total24216904010026516
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

Honours

Hastings United

Discovery Bay

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